Draftkings Best WNBA Showdown Picks: Sun vs. Sparks 9/10/24

The WNBA presents a matchup between the Connecticut Sun and Los Angeles Sparks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Connecticut Sun vs. Los Angeles Sparks Game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single Game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one Game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for this evening’s Connecticut Sun vs. Los Angeles Sparks matchup.

Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Alyssa Thomas, Forward, Connecticut Sun $9,800

How important has talented forward Alyssa Thomas been to the Connecticut Sun this season? Let’s review Thomas’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 35 games that Alyssa Thomas has played for the Connecticut Sun in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Thomas is averaging a robust 10.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 35 games that Brionna Jones has played for the Connecticut Sun in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Thomas averaged an impressive 36.2 Draftkings points a game.

It is noteworthy that these two teams faced off two days ago. In that WNBA regular season matchup, Sun forward Alyssa Thomas played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the Connecticut Sun’s 79-67 win over the Los Angeles Sparks earlier in the week, Connecticut forward Alyssa Thomas tallied 12 points, ten rebounds, 11 assists, two steals, and one block.

From a general matchup perspective, I like Alyssa Thomas’s chances of playing at a high level in this game. Why? Alyssa Thomas will face a Los Angeles Sparks defense that has struggled on the defensive side of the basketball all season.

Through 35 Games played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, the Los Angeles Sparks are currently ranked an abysmal tenth in total team defensive rating (106.3), ninth in total opponent fast break points allowed a Game (10.8), and 11th in total points allowed in the paint a Game (38.4). What did we learn? Clearly, the Los Angeles Sparks are currently not a good defensive basketball team entering tonight’s WNBA regular season contest.

In my opinion, Connecticut forward Brionna Jones is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this tomorrow evening’s WNBA regular season contest. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Alyssa Thomas as my captain for this one game WNBA DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Dearica Hamby, Forward, Los Angeles Sparks $9,400

Los Angeles forward Dearica Hamby has been one of the few bright spots for a Los Angeles Sparks team that has suffered through a disappointing season in 2024.

In the 35 Games that forward Dearica Hamby has played for the Los Angeles Sparks this season, Hamby has averaged 17.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.6 steals a Game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Brionna Jones, Forward (Connecticut Sun) $8,200: Odyssey Sims, Guard (Los Angeles Sparks) $8,000: Rickea Jackson, Forward (Los Angeles Sparks) $7,400.